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Lingo.dev is an app localization engine for developers

Monolinguists wanting to communicate with the global masses have never had it so easy. Trusty old Google Translate can convert the content of images, audio, and entire websites across hundreds of languages, while newer tools such as ChatGPT also serve as handy pocket translators. On the back end, DeepL and ElevenLabs have have reached lofty […]

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It’s the end of the road for Cruise, and Bluesky is still taking off

Almost one decade after its $1 billion acquisition of Cruise, automaker General Motors has decided to give up on the self-driving startup. GM will now use Cruise tech to improve its own advanced driver assistance system with the ultimate goal of offering personal autonomous vehicles.  Today, on TechCrunch’s Equity podcast, hosts Kirsten Korosec, Anthony Ha

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YC-backed Zimi raises $2M to help international merchants easily sell in the U.S.

Audrey Djiya and Peter Nsaka always wanted to be founders.  Djiya’s parents, grandparents, and great-grandparents were all entrepreneurs, and even as she took a consulting job after college, she kept an idea journal, documenting the problems she saw and the potential ways technology could help solve them.  “Growing up watching family members move goods cross-border,

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As YC retreats from Africa, alumni launch accelerators to fill the gap

The influential accelerator Y Combinator made a splash in Africa in 2020 when it shined its light on the market and began to accept startups from the region into its cohorts. The move was huge: in this nascent market, startups especially rely on programs like these to find their feet and connect with investors, and

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